http://www.motortrend.com/oftheyear/car/chevrolet-malibu-2016-motor-trend-car-of-the-year-contender/
Listen here guys, the new Malibu weighs 3,124lbs for it's base model. Think about this madness. Chevy(!) is now in charge of taking weight off aut/o/mobiles! Did we ask for this? Is this what Adam Jensen wanted?
I have high hopes for the baby Camaro. Maybe they'll make the Sonic fast?
>>13824808
I recall the old one also won several awards despite being total horseshit. I wouldn't get my hopes too high if I were you.
>>13824850
this. i only expect rental quality from chevy these days
>>13824808
I love how this intro picture has an angle that makes the car like it actually has windows and as if it was sleek and elegant.
In reality it's your run off the mill pig fatness.
>>13824808
>Chevy(!) is now in charge of taking weight off aut/o/mobiles!
Less material = less cost = more profit. Gotta repay that government bailout somehow.
>>13824850
I'm excited about carmarkers taking effort to cut weight. MT's COTY award is on and some of the weights make my taint tingle. I have hope that lightweight affordable sports cars are coming soon. Turbo 'Maro will led this charge. FR-S may be the Godmachine, but if no one prays to it how will it have power?
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-Gives me a fucking calzone and then tells me I'm wrong for not picking it.
>current trend is that cars get heavier and also bigger in dimensions
>some GM brand with affordable cars begins to make them lighter
>not really known for brilliant engineering, still same bloated dimensions, cheap and still lighter
this is worrying.
probably got the sheet metal even thinner so that you could dent it with your pinkie.
>>13824904
That's fair enough. Light weight alone doesn't make a good car, though, as anyone who has ever driven a Rover Metro will undoubtedly tell you.
>>13824808
This one face for the whole brand meme needs to stop.
>>13824808
>that Chevy badge location
what the shit
first the Camaro's RS or SS badge placement, now this
Chevy has gone full retard
there's something that seems really "off" about the front of the thing. I can't tell what it is though
Manual Mazda6 weighs 3179 (auto 70 more), so the Malibu isn't really breaking new ground here.
>>13824967
I don't post here often, because every time I read a thread it turns into a shitshow immediately after OP's post. Anons like you get on, make perfectly valid statements, uses reasons and goes on with their life.
It's rather pleasant, please keep doing that.
The other anons like it too.
I'll do it it you do it, eh? ;)
I drive the malibu regularly as a rental car and the idea of granting this award baffles me completely.
Gm already makes a good 2L turbo 4 door and its AWD
>>13824883
Nice to see they're taking so many design elements from Ford.
>>13825748
Too bad you guys can't get the 2.8l twin-turbo V6.
>>13824808
Is it RWD?
>>13824850
Lmao this happened with VW diesel engines as well, they got ''green award''
>>13825024
New mazdas are boss, if they actually keep their promise of RWD focus its gonna be glorious
>>13824808
I got hit by one yesterday. 3/10 would not bang again